My fellow film lovers, I think you know by now that when I say, “Get up, get dressed, and go to the movies”—I am strongly endorsing the movie at hand.
But The Triplex Cinema has such a stellar lineup this week, I want to say, “Get up, get dressed, and spend the whole weekend” at your local art house theater. No kidding.
Let’s start with “The Red Shoes,” directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. The magnificent 1948 film stars Moira Shearer, Marius Goring, and Anton Walbrook, among others. With an evergreen Rotten Tomatoes average rating of 95 percent, you simply cannot go wrong.
So do not skip the opportunity to see this on the biggest, boldest, brightest screen possible! “The Red Shoes” is a sumptuous, gorgeous, extravagant affair—and The Triplex is screening it Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m.
What’s more, the screening and fundraiser includes what will no doubt be a post-film convo to remember, given the collaboration with Jacob’s Pillow. Truly, this inspired film event is exactly what you need. So put on your red shoes and go see “The Red Shoes.” You will love it, a guarantee from me to you.
Tickets for this fundraising event to benefit the cultural gem that is your local cinema are available here.
If that’s not enough, “Secret Mall Apartment” opens at The Triplex on Friday. An odd documentary subject, it will entertain you in unexpected ways. For example, if you ever had a secret tree fort somewhere deep in the woods as a kid, you will appreciate this.
Even if you didn’t, your curiosity will insist you see how a group of RISD students basically built a secret apartment in a hidden part of the Providence Place Mall, then moved in. This happened in the not-too-distant past, and it raises questions not just about art, but housing, surveillance, and crime, too. I loved it; the Tomatometer gives it 100 percent.
Finally, I have a lot of things I want to say about “No Other Land,” now that I have seen it. It closes tomorrow at The Triplex, and I urge you to see it, too.
I will share my thoughts about some of the recent controversy surrounding this film next week. Again, “No Other Land” won this year’s Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film, and that is reason enough to see it before it leaves The Triplex.
